Personal Narrative: The Competitiveness Of Football

On September 2nd, 2006, I stepped out onto the gridiron for my first ever football game. Now, I feel like football and I are inseparable. I watch football every Sunday and Saturday. The first organized sports team that I’ve ever played on was the Bloomington Cardinals in my hometown’s Junior Football League. I even have a collection of football cards in my room. Football is one of the biggest parts of my life.
The competitiveness of football is one of the reasons that football is my most important extracurricular activity. Football is the reason I’m a competitive person. I always would try hard in order to be the best on all of my football teams. I wanted to come out on top of all other adversaries. The competition between different teams made the game more enjoyable. During my senior year, we were up against Bloomington, our cross town rivals. During that week, my team worked harder than we have against any other opponent. We wanted it so badly, that when we won, it was one of the greatest feelings I’ve ever had. Every victory that I’ve had in football makes hfykff.
Another reason football is my most important activity is because I
My football team went on a three game losing streak during my senior year. We were 3-3, so if we lost another game, my Normal West Wildcat football team would miss the playoffs for the first time in six years. Two of our starters were suspended for the rest of our season, and our coaches fought frequently throughout the year. Many teams would have crumpled in our circumstances. Instead, all the other seniors and I refused to let our season go down the drain. We worked vigorously to be at our best for our final three games. My football team ended up being undefeated in our last three games, including a win over the second ranked team in the 5A division. That valiant effort showed me that being optimistic can lead to better results in rough